The Cleveland Browns are expected to start rookie Shedeur Sanders at quarterback for the team's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, sources told ESPN.
Sanders was selected in the fifth round of this year's draft and was the second quarterback the Browns picked behind Dillon Gabriel, who was taken in the third round. The two rookies have been in a competition for Cleveland's QB1 spot along with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Former Pro Bowler Tyler Huntley also signed with the team this week.